Gaspard Lavigne

Gaspard Lavigne (22 June 1753-6 October 1826) was a general of France.

Biography
Gaspard Lavigne was born on 22 June 1753 in Reims, Picardie & Champagne, in the Kingdom of France. Gaspard Lavigne enlisted in the Chasseurs corps of the French Army in 1771 at the age of 18 and became a colonel in 1789 after the French Revolution, and Lavigne fought in the French Revolutionary Wars. In the Battle of Sorbey, his Chasseurs played a major role, helping in the defense of the French left flank from ferocious Austrian attacks.